All IPE articles in January 2018 (online)
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NewsPensionsEurope to EC: ‘Stay clear of prescriptive approach’ on ESG
Industry trade bodies react to high profile expert group recommendations on sustainable finance
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NewsUK’s NEST tenders for commodities fund manager
Defined contribution master trust seeks to add new asset class to NEST Retirement Date funds
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NewsDutch pension funds to increase mortgage investments
Asset managers and regulator DNB predict significant interest in housing loan market from domestic and overseas investors
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NewsInfrastructure, equities returns boost PensionDanmark’s 2017 result
CEO Torben Möger Pedersen lauds infrastructure partnership for near 13% profit
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NewsFrench public sector scheme Ircantec to divest from tobacco
Board also agrees new investment to support local and citizen-led renewable energy initiatives
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NewsCarillion: Trustee chair quizzed over pension contribution deferrals
Robin Ellison told a parliamentary enquiry that the trustees had been in “robust” negotiations with Carillion for years
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NewsPension funds ‘should consult members on ESG preferences’: HLEG
Consideration should be given to member preferences regardless of financial materiality, says advisory expert group on sustainable finance
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NewsESG roundup: PLSA urges shareholder action over climate change policies
Plus: Better stewardship proposals from Tomorrow’s Company; antimicrobial ‘benchmark’ launched
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NewsGKN warns on pension scheme covenant if takeover proceeds
Higher debt levels at Melrose could affect pension arrangements in UK and Germany, GKN claims
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NewsSwiss roundup: PK Post quits Ethos following governance concerns
Plus: SBB’s Pensionskasse reports 2017 return above benchmark
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NewsPension fund bodies warn against EU approach to ESG
aba, PensionsEurope, Dutch Pensions Federation respond to EC consultation on ESG and investor duties
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NewsJoseph Mariathasan: Trump’s tariffs and America’s Luddites
Washing machines may never experience exponential change, but solar cells could
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NewsBritish Steel: 86% of members opt for new pension scheme
New scheme estimated to have roughly £11bn of assets ahead of final decision by regulator
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NewsAV2020: Swiss pension system reform still on hold
Four months after the failed referendum on Swiss pension reform there is still disagreement on the next steps, writes Barbara Ottawa
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NewsAgeing populations ‘a threat for fixed income investors’
Invesco study finds factors beyond low yields will put pressure on bond investors in the years ahead
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NewsLGPS awards lucrative transition management contracts
Key providers appointed as pooling deadline looms
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NewsCost campaigner calls for apology from UK asset management body
Dispute dates back to a 2016 press release dismissing ‘hidden fee’ claims as “the Loch Ness Monster of investments”
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NewsTop five Dutch schemes ride equity rally to boost funding levels
But only construction sector scheme BpfBouw can grant any form of inflation-linked uplift
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NewsABP under political pressure to sell shares in nuclear station operator
Cabinet claims exclusion of tobacco and nuclear weapons by the pension scheme is acknowledgement of concerns
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NewsCarillion: UK’s LGPS assessing cost impact after contractor failure
Public pension staff are reviewing pension cost sharing agreements related to outsourced services
